God Bless The Child – English Lyrics

• By: Shania Twain

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

("God Bless the Child" by Shania Twain)

♪ Hallelujah ♪

♪ Hallelujah ♪

♪ God bless the child who suffers ♪

♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah ♪

♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah ♪

♪ God bless the young without mothers ♪

♪ This child is homeless ♪

♪ That child's on crack ♪

♪ One plays with a gun ♪

♪ While the other takes the bullet in his back ♪

♪ This boy's a beggar ♪

♪ And that girl sells her soul ♪

♪ And they both work the same street ♪

♪ The same hell hole ♪

♪ Hallelujah ♪

♪ Hallelujah ♪

♪ God bless the child who suffers ♪

♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah ♪

♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah ♪

♪ Let every man help his brother ♪

♪ Some are born addicted ♪

♪ And some are just thrown away, oh oh ♪

♪ And some have daddies who make them play games ♪

♪ They don't want to play ♪

♪ But there's hope, hope ♪

♪ And faith, faith ♪

♪ And we must understand ♪

♪ That all God's children need is love ♪

♪ And us to hold their little hands, yeah ♪

(rhythmic instrumental music)

♪ This boy is hungry ♪

♪ He ain't got enough to eat ♪

♪ And that girl's cold ♪

♪ And she ain't got no shoes on her feet ♪

♪ When a child's spirit's broken, oh, oh oh oh-oh ♪

♪ And feels all hope is gone, oh oh, oh-oh-oh ♪

♪ God help them find the strength to carry on ♪

♪ 'Cause with a little hope, hope ♪

♪ And faith, faith ♪

♪ Yeah we can understand ♪

♪ That all God's children need is love ♪

♪ And us to hold their little hands ♪

♪ With a little hope and ♪

♪ Just a little hope ♪

♪ And just a little faith ♪

♪ With a little love, just a little love ♪

♪ That's hard to find ♪

♪ A little love and understanding ♪

♪ Oh just a little love ♪

♪ Hallelujah, with a little faith ♪

♪ Hallelujah, just a little love ♪

♪ Let us all love, oh one another ♪

♪ With a little hope, hallelujah ♪

♪ With a little faith, hallelujah ♪

♪ Just a little love ♪

♪ Make all our hearts blind to color ♪

♪ Hallelujah ♪

♪ Hallelujah, ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ God bless the child ♪

♪ Who suffers ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bless /blɛs/ A2	verb - to ask God to protect or care for someone
suffer /ˈsʌfər/ A2	verb - to experience pain or distress
homeless /ˈhoʊmlɪs/ A2	adjective - without a home or permanent place to live
beggar /ˈbɛɡər/ A2	noun - a person who lives by asking for money or food
hungry /ˈhʌŋɡri/ A1	adjective - feeling or displaying the need for food
hope /hoʊp/ A1	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
faith /feɪθ/ A2	noun - strong belief or trust in someone or something
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ A2	verb - to comprehend or grasp the meaning of something
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or strong feeling of attachment
carry /ˈkæri/ A1	verb - to support and move something from one place to another
strength /strɛŋθ/ A2	noun - the quality or state of being strong
spirit /ˈspɪrɪt/ B1	noun - the non-physical part of a person, often associated with emotions and character
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A2	adjective - having been fractured or damaged
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover or locate something
blind /blaɪnd/ A2	adjective - unable to see